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7/31 That's how the game is played
The dude was trying to break up a double play. Holliday plays hard. You have to appreciate the way he plays. He's not labeled as a dirty player. He didn't go spikes up. The only thing that made it look bad was that he slid late. That's it. Whether he could reach the bag or not, I don't know. If I'm in that situation, and I'm playing to win, trying to get to a pennant race, I'd do the same exact thing. Even though we're second to last and in fifth place in this division, I still try to flip infielders. It's as simple as that. I try to play winning baseball, and that's all that is.
You call a play dirty when a guy is going out there trying to hurt somebody and that's not what he did. If Holliday wants to go in and hurt somebody he will. He's 6-4, 235, 240 pounds. That's him playing hard. The way we take it when we see it is we want to defend our players at the time. When you go back and really look at it and how the game is played and how it should be played, there's nothing wrong with that. If the umpires want to make their call and say he was too far off, so be it. Being dirty or being malicious, it's not even close.
— Marlon
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When you (Marlon) first came, I thought you were great. You play hard & you're a good team leader. But when a player is obviously trying to go out of the base path to knock your teammate over, it's your job to support him or keep your opinion to yourself. I'm 63 and it's getting harder & harder to keep being a diehard Cubs' fan.
I love you Byrd..but you are way wrong on this! He didn't even start to slide until he was past the bag. He was in the air..that is not a slide. It should have been an automatic double play! You said that you would do the same thing in his situation…I hope otherwise. I am glad your teammate was not hurt. And you speaking out against what your teammates and your manager saw and think..says alot about how this team is coming together..or more importantly ..how you ARE NOT! It;s a sad year.
You should be ashamed to wear a Cubs uniform. You disgrace me Mr Byrd. The Franchise of the Cubs Starlin Castro comes out and says that the slide was dirty. Whether it was or wasen't (and for the record most people are saying it was) your franchise says it was. Not only did your pathetic baseball team not retaliate but you write this blog. Are you kidding me, your taking the side of your arch rival. Whether you believe it or not you STAND behind your teammate. Instead you take the side of your rival. Mr Byrd, you are pathetic.
You plaiy the way it is to be played to. Tell soriano to stay the hell outta your way.
Oh! Amen to that! What a waste!
that's fine, but why do you feel the need to blog about it? back up your shortstop, back up your team, and especially don't go out of your way to defend a player on your team's biggest rival. this is cubs/cardinals. get a clue.
Marlon Byrd should indeed be ashamed to wear the Cubs uniform. He is too good of a guy and too much of a hardworker to be on a consistent loser playing in front of nothing but idiots every home game.
You gotta love a player that speaks out in favor of the way the game is supposed to be played. Lou Gehrig would have punched Starlin Castro in the face for laying on the ground crying with the ball in his glove while Albert Pujols came walking home to tie the game.
Really Mr Baseballl fan? Lou Gehrig would have punched Castro? Really one of the greatest baseball teammates of all time would have puched a young up and coming future star. I am sure that's exactly how it would have went down. Actually this is how it would have went down, he would have put his arm around the young man and the Captain would then have said we will take care of it. The next inning Holliday would get a fastball under his chin. With all do respect you don't know much about this game. For the record, before the game Orel Hershisher called it a dirty play. He would have taken care of Holliday. If you don't know who Orel is, he is one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history.
Marlon Byrd just said it was a clean play. Do you know who Marlon Byrd is? He is a teammate of Starlin Castro and a very well respected ballplayer. Yeah.
And the whole Lou Gehrig thing went way over your head though you explained part of it. Why would one of the greatest teammates in history punch a teammate in the face? Maybe because he was acting like a baby and embarrassing the team. Did you see Samardzija's face as Pujols waltzed home while Castro was crying on the ground? It was an expression of disgust, embarrassment and "this crybaby would never make it a quarter in football." Got it now? Good.
BTW, if you put a fastball under Holliday's chin then the Cardinals would put a fastball under Castro's chin. You don't respond to a clean play with a dirty play. That just makes things worse for your team.
Marlon is 100% correct on this. If anyone needs criticized it is Starlin for lying on the ground like a wr coming over the middle and getting laid out by Ronnie Lott! That was a disgrace to effort and tenacity the way he laid on the ground and let the tying run score from second base. I am 40 and been a Cubs fan my whole life. That was embarrassing! The reason the Cardinals are there every year is because dudes play hard like Holliday. The Cubs get dudes like Castro who lay down after a little tap on the shin and let the tying run score. Stop bashing Marlon and put the blame where it goes.
You are a nut case. Watch the replay
Castro is not a dude he is baseball player. A very good one, who plays very hard and he is very young. He has a lot to learn but his is considered the franchise, and is also considered one of the future pieces of this dying sport called baseball.. The point here is you stick behind your teammates even if you don't agree. Do you think Holliday would have taken Byrd's side. Not in a million years. He is a team player.
Playing hard is one thing, going after the guy turning 2, way away from the bag is another thing. It was so obvious, but umpires are having and issue with calls this year. And I mean calls that are Ws or Ls (i.e. Pitt v. Atl)
Castro says is was not clean. You go out of your way to say it was. Way to stand with your teammate. You guys are the most dysfunctial team in the majors.
some of you guys hav obviously never played the game before….byrd is totally correct in what he said and if you guys had actually played the game you would kno that. Stop whining about it. Castro is a big boy and he will encounter plays like this a hundred more times in his career. It comes with the territory
It was NOT clean. Holliday did a dirty thing, and I dont see how you can say that he didnt do anything wrong. He had all the room in the world to reach 2nd base but on his BR route (albeit maybe not malicious) he had intent of disabling Castro from throwing home. Plain and simple, that is FOUL play. Hes a big guy too, and I dont think he was trying to send Castro to the DL but it's easy to see he held his leg out AWAY from the bag in order to disable Castro from doing his job as an infielder. I certainly do not have to 'appreciate the way he plays'. You say that its not dirty or malicious and that you always try and flip infielders because thats how its supposed to be played. You are supposed to get on base relentlessly but youre not supposed to be smashing into infielders with that kind of intent, you jerk. Also, your Spartan batting helmet looks stupid. If youre such a tough ball player, stop hiding behind your modified helmet and start producing for the team.
Sounds like marlon wants to go to the cardinals. You basically went out of your way to defend Holliday. Keep it to yourself
Marlon,you have youre opinion, and I have mine. The slide was not called for, not that far off the bag. Holliday should have been called out, period. If you had played when I was playing, the slide was legal, as you well know it is not now and an out should have been recorded the double play allowed.
That's a bunch of BS Byrd. Your explanation of the play may sound good in theory but it does not hold water in the rule book. MLB Rule 7.09 (f) states….. "If, in the judgment of the umpire, a base runner willfully and deliberately interferes with a fielder in the act of fielding a ball with the obvious intent to break up a double play, the ball is dead. The umpire shall call the runner out for interference and also call out the batter-runner because of the action of his teammate. In no event may bases be run or runs scored because of such action by a runner." …..At no point does the rule book state your case Byrd. As you may see, the rules clearly state just the opposite. By MLB rules, all a runner can do is go after his base. Aggressively of course but they MUST be going after the base, which in this case the runner clearly did not do as he didn't even touch his base. A runner is not allowed in any way to interfere with a fielder, regardless of where the runner is positioned. I'm not sure where you're getting your rules but I would seek out a more reliable source. There is a reason these rules are in place. If he had been doing his job, the Umpire right in front of the play should have called Rule 7.09 (f) on the play. The runner never even came close to making contact with his base. He not only came in with a block and late slide but he then proceeded to kick the fielder. The block and late slide and missing the base were more than enough to apply Rule 7.09 (f) but the kicking of the defender was also cause for ejection from the game which would normally result in probably a 2 game suspension from the League office. But all of this hinges on one thing: the umpire doing his job. Today's umpires are the biggest advocates out there for Instant Replay. They are lazy, they don't get into position to make good calls, and they can get by with horrible performance year after year because they have their union to back them. I have no bias on this play whatsoever. Yes, the slide was probably the dirtiest play I have ever seen made on that particular play, and I've been closely watching MLB since 1969. I did see Bill Madlock came close to being that flagrant once and he was probably the dirtiest player of his era – but at least he admitted it! I don't like to see dirty players and plays on the field, regardless of whom they do or don't play for. And I especially loath umpires that are not giving the game a 100% effort. One final trivia: What is the #1 cause of players, coaches and managers being ejected from a ballgame? Answer: Being the victims of a bad call by an umpire. Way to have your manager's backside Byrd. Maybe you should go roost in another nest.
I lost a lot of respect for you today, Marlon. If you're going to condone dirty play by an opponent you don't have to tweet about it. Holliday kicked his cleats out and spiked Castro. He was past the base when he finally hit the ground. How you saw that he wasn't "spikes.up" I'll never know. Maybe because Starlin was so far off the base the spikes here "out" and not "up", but they somehow sliced his shin. The umps flat-out blew the call. Yeah, Castro should have kept his head in the game and thrown to the plate but that still doesn't mean it wasn't a dirty play. It should have been called a DP and maybe Starlin was expecting that.
I am really bothered by this blog. I can't believe you, of all the players on the Cubs, would publicly disrespect your teammate this way. You are certainly entitled to your feelings about the play but you should never have blogged, tweeted, facebooked or spoke those feelings at all. How is a 21 year old player supposed to trust his team, his coaches and his front office to have his back after one of the leaders on the team does what you did to him? You should have talked with Castro in private if you really wanted to tell him the play was ok, not went public with it. I used to admire the way you played, your hustle and your attitude but after hearing you say that you would do the same thing as Holliday, I guess I misjudged you. I really don't think I want to be a fan of any player that says he would blatantly try to spike another player just to break up a double play. You disappointed a huge amount of Cub fans tonight…and I have to thank ESPN for pointing out during the game that you said what you did or I might have missed out on your true character.
Until a moment ago…I had much respect for you, Marlon Byrd. After reading this blog, most of that respect has been replaced with confusion, disappointment, and doubt. How can you seriously say that slide was clean? Do you really think that, or is this blog some phony P.R.-spun charade? If you did honestly write this blog, you should have kept it to yourself. Also, you should go play for another team- if this how you stand up for your TEAMmates. Cowardice is the last thing the Cubs need more of. At the very least- drill Holliday in the next at-bat…did that happen? no…this is a no-brainer…I'm sick and tired of what has become "Cubs Baseball" – the way they play the game- and this blog is a microcosm of why…fear is malignant and contagious…there is a fear that exists in the minds of the cubs- a fear to lose- and it affects thought processes right down to the micro core level of the mental strength and focus required to…put together a good approach at the plate….or pitch with success consistently…much less to stick up for Starlin. Do you fear something, Marlon?….b/c a good teammate would defend his fellow with force no matter what. The Cubs need to put together a core of guys that would bleed for each other. We should have sold more before this deadline and we damn well better do something logical and constructive with the payroll we are clearing after this season. Build for the future. Come on Cubbies…LETS GO…damnit
Marlon… I love ya. You are my fave Cub because of the way you play hard every day. You hustle more than anybody else on the field (I wish that would rub off on Soriano and Ramirez). But, the thing that really bothers me the way he slid late and stuck his leg out to right field. I know it's a baserunner's job to break up the double play but you've got to TRY to make it look legit. And he wasn't even near the base. You play hard, but I can't imagine you doing what Holliday did.
Cubs 2011 is the absolute worst "team" I have ever watched in my 20+ years of being a fan. You guys are a disgrace.
It's no wonder the players on this team don't want to be traded because they 0 accountability. They fail, who cares. They publicly go against the team and manager on a weekly basis, who cares. Being from Atlanta, watching the recent Cub teams has been pathetic. You guys are nothing but overpaid, underachieving losers.
Hey Marlon… did you go… did you go… did you go… did you go… did you go…
Cleats up and leg extended means you're trying to hurt someone.
It MEANS your trying to break up a double-play . Not only was that accomplished but it lead to the tying run waltzing home. Now if Castro got up with his leg dangling by the tendons, i still expect him to at least ROLL the ball toward the catcher.This is the difference between 'cornfield ball" and "city ball" …this is the difference between a perennial pennant contender and successful dynasty and a perennial bottom dweller and successful travesty . And lest we forget this statement /blog was made by one of our own players who took a cement block in the face from a 90mph + fastball and still wanted to take third base because he thought he hit a triple. I want a whole Cub team of Marlon Byrd's playing tuffball every inning if that gets us to the promised land! And you can bet Castro is playing EYES WIDE OPEN now.
It's pretty easy to tell the men who played the game from the boys who didn't. The ones who played will all tell you that this is the way the game is played at every professional level. The ones who didn't play past HS will quote rule books (which has nothing to do with this discussion by the way) or whine about the "intention" of the play. As a baserunner, you are obligated to break up a double play. Should Holliday have been called for interference? Hell yes.
The "spirit" of the rule is that the baserunner needs to make a legit attempt to reach the base. Holliday did not. But that is on the umps to call. Would you call it a dirty play if an O-lineman holds a defender to spring someone for a TD and the ref blows the call? Hell no. Holliday did what he had to do to help his team score. And he did it in a hard, but clean manner. Orel Hersheysquirts needs to shut his mouth and go away. Calling the play dirty and then suggesting to throw at Holliday's head?
As for a teammate backing up another teammate. Starlin is 21 years old. In this situation he needs to be told to shut his mouth and play harder. I saw the play live, saw the half dozen replays and then watched it again after the game. Castro went down like Peter McNeely against Mike Tyson. (You know the guy who made the Pizza Hut commercial where he got hit by the crust of a pizza slice and went down to mock his dive against Mike Tyson). Male soccer players were offended by his flop on that slide.
Marlon…All i can say is I love you. I think you are great for the team, you give 100% to every game you play. I totally agree with you… that is how the game is played and if it would have been the opposite way around, we would not be having this discussion. Everyone may not agree with your view but thats whtat makes the difference between true fans and faired weathered fans. No matter what anyone thought about the play or the call that was made, Castro should have never assumed it would be called interference and got up to make the double play. Look all the other player who were yelling at him to get up and throw the ball didn't assume anything. Dont get on a pissing band wagon becasue you dont like the opiniion of a veteran player who plays with all his heart and you have other players who can even make simple outs in the infield.
I agree with Byrd here. But on the another note, since when does arguing a play ever make it change? If Quade yells down to the home plate empire for a bad ball/strike call. will the ump change it? absolutely not! The Umpire's rule is law! besides, can anyone really memorize the whole rule book? baseball is a freaking kids game. Yes, maybe arguing plays bodes well with fans. But no ump appreciates being questioned. Castro shouldve toughed it out… I was hoping to see the opposite that his shin was shattered and unable to play, but it would seem he stayed in the game. whiner…
you're catchin alot of flack Byrd, but i gotta say, if i was the manager, you'd sit for a week if not longer. Mike got thrown out the game over this, c'mon
you say he didnt come in spikes up, sure looked like he did to me , next time i would jump in the air and kick the dirty sob in the face and that is how ty cobb would have played hard.
I felt he was a tad overly aggressive. I would have plunked him. That's how you play the game too.
Marlon, I have a ton of respect for you. You play the game hard and always give it your all. I wish that I could say that for all of your teammates, some of whom make tons of more $$$ than you. Also, I believe that you are right in your assessment of the play, borderline as it seemed. Of course, us Cub fans are an emotional flock of Byrds. I, for one, have been a Cubs' fan for a few years. For instance, my friends and I would clean the bleachers for one hour after a home game, say, in 1969, and get a free bleacher ticket to the next home game. Then we would ride our bikes back home. I've been there long enough not to get too excited about any one play, or any one year.
However, if I had been in your shoes, I probably would have done my darndest to hold my tongue. Perhaps you are much more outspoken and passionate about things than I've grown old to be. I do appreciate your passion on the field, good day or bad. I wish your teammates could learn something from you and apply it on the field.
Hi Marlon!
I see you're taking some serious heat for your opinion of the Holliday play. In my opinion, we should just be really glad if we make holiday pay! I mean, making money when you're not working? That's where it's at if you ask me. It's one thing to get vacation time, but to stay at home on "Labor Day" and get money for it is phenomenal. Think of the irony there. We're talking about a day named after hard work yet we're getting paid to not work at all! What's that? You do have to work that day? Come on, Marlon…you play baseball for a living…that's what I do on my day off.
Church league softball was kind of a wreck this week. We played against the team that's coached by Mustache Mike. He's the guy, you probably remember, that accused me of throwing at him from the outfield on a play at the plate. Well, last week he lost his mind during a game against someone else. After some on the field confrontations he approached a girl on the other team and told her he was going to "bash that guy's (stink)ing head in". He didn't say "stinking", Marlon. Then his son challenged a guy to fight later in the parking lot. Those guys are no longer allowed at games…
Did I say "no longer allowed at games", Marlon? Well then why was Mustache Mike at the game against us yesterday? Further, why was he barking trash talk from up above field when he was supposedly there as a "babysitter"? Why, after we asked the team to quiet him down did he feel compelled to come down and sit on the bench behind home plate? Why did he bring up the "it's a public park" argument as though this was some kind of Constitutional issue? Because the guy has no class, Marlon. He's a Holliday. So my brother-in-law Andy had to announce that the game was over and we were willing to forfeit…then the guy went up to the stands. I thought we should have actually ended it there. I really don't think there are many Christians on that team. They again accused me of throwing at a player at home plate, this time a girl. I promise you I have never tried to injure a woman and I certainly didn't decide yesterday was the day to do it…people have no perspective.
About the Holliday thing, Marlon…the truth is I don't really watch anymore and I didn't see the play. I've lost my passion for the Cubs. I didn't do it intentionally. I just don't find myself emotionally tied to the team anymore. I'm an Eagles fan and it's been an "asomugha" week if you know what I mean!
So my sister-in-law Tara put together a pretty great looking tournament team for next weekend. I think we have the ability to go all the way on this one. She wanted me to ask you if you think that the word "embarrassing" originates from the humiliation of baring your arse. Do you think that's the case?
Marlon, remember that despite the fact that Jim Hendry didn't make any deals or unload any of his terrible contracts, there's always next year when he will be able to retool the team through bloated and backloaded contracts for players who are past their prime. I'm thinking Jim Rice would look good splitting time with Soriano in left right about now.
Read more of my thoughts on various topics are http://dirtwank.blogspot.com.
"Byrdes of on kynde and color flok and flye allwayes together." – William Turner 1545
hey, flock you! what's that supposed to mean? buck up and say it in your own words.
"It's as simple as that. I try to play winning baseball, and that's all that is."
Is that what the Cubs are calling it these days? Maybe the Cubs should try a different approach if they're "trying to play winning baseball." The current plan isn't really working, is it?
Marlon, you really are one of the only players on this team I like. I've seen many many terrible Cubs teams over the years, but the team that has taken the field the last three years has been depressingly bad. So bad, that I can honestly that it's arguably the worst Cubs team I've seen since the early 90's. I'm sure if I were in your situation, I would be asking for a trade too, but you're still a Cub and you still need to stand by your team. If I were to speak publicly in a way that contradicts my employer, I would b shown the door. It was a dirty play that looked to intentionally injure a young player.
I gotta ask, were you taking this stance in hopes of a trade to St. Louis?
Thanks Mr. Byrd. I for one support your view on this play , and furthermore, thank you for your selfless play and hustle in center and at the plate for our team. Holliday could have "lights outed" Castro had he chosen to . I'm not going to thank Holliday for his hustle but i am going to say Castro has much more awareness of what's barrelling at him from first base in these situations because of this close call. Castro made the needed adjustments and made 2 excellent plays covering second last night. Castro was 3 feet in the air when he turned the final 1-6-3 double play last night. Castro has already made the adjustment and this can only mean more success for a very talented youngster who still has many more bumps and bruises waiting for him. Be ready for ANYTHING.
I can't believe I am hearing this from you Marlon. I have always viewed you as a team player. But this A hole goes out of his way to try and injure one of your team mates. You should have said nothing instead of defending Holliday. So much for you being a team player. The Card's don't need any help in the outfield so stop kissing their a#@!!!
If I'm umpiring, Holliday can stretch out as far as he wants, but he HAS to TOUCH the bag as he goes by it, which he did NOT. Therefore, ball dead, Holliday out, runner at first out. The Cubs should plunk Holliday in the leg next time he visits Wrigley. It's that simple. And Mr. Byrd, I love you, but please don't contradict Mr. Q in the media. Go Cubbies in 2012 woo hoo! Left Field Bleachers Rule!
Marlon, you are one of the bright spots on the Cubs and I so appreciate your hustle, positive attitude and hard work. Admittedly, I was a little taken aback when I heard that you yelled "take me with you" in the midst of Fukudome's trade conference and while maybe you said it in jest (with a little truth sprinkled in), it was disappointing. This is also disappointing.
It was clear the Mr. Halliday purposefully went out of the line of the base to break up the double-play and it seemed intentional that he trip Castro. Yes, I'm sure it is quite acceptable to go into second base hard with that intent but this seemed way too out of his way. Not even close. There are many things in this world that are illegal yet somehow acceptable and understandably, one might turn a blind eye because it is just the way things are done. On the other hand, It is distasteful to address this in the media (yes, the guys from ESPN got wind of this and it is spreading from there) since this does go against your manager and teammate. Maybe you felt Castro should have handled it differently? Great, you are a leader, let him know in private. Maybe you don't like Quade – or maybe you do but this opens up speculation. And my worry is that this may unwittingly add to the problems that are contributing to the Cub's horrible year.
Neither offense is unforgivable and don't forget that us fans are very disappinted this year. As I'm sure you are. I still maintain, "Go Cubs"!!!
Marlon, I think you are one of the most sportlike players in the game. I doubt you would do what Holliday did. I've watched Holliday throw a temper tantrum and break his bat after striking out. Karma will visit Matt Holliday someday and it won't be pretty. The play was dirty. Downright dirty. Matt Holliday should be ashamed of himself.
uh…it was not a even a decent slide. one would be where holliday would at least reach for the bag. there was not even a look at the bag. the umpire was incompetent. there was absolutely nothing obstructing his view. holliday was 11/2 to 2 feet away from 2nd at the closest point to any part of his body. can't agree with the rationale by marlon, can understand it but no sale to this person.
To everyone else watcing the play it was plain ass the nse on your face the runner was out..where was the ump looking ….our class of umpires are missing way too many call on the infield and at the plate..we need a better group of umps who should go back to rule book school.
I woulda liked to see you, MB (aka Milton Bradley) play short. no way. You have been pretty lame imo this year for the Cubs. most of your hits have been cheap bloopers or grounders that were mishandled and called a hit. Yet you hot shot around like its all a big show and a smile. Then you throw your team mate under the bus. WTF is this fraternity you speak of anyway? Leave the Cubs, please, You make me sick.
I put my life on pause when my Cubbies play the Cardinals, I love nothing more than see the Cubs win, especially when they beat the Cards in a meaningful game late in the year (which we haven't had in a while). To hear one of my favorite players come out and publicly DEFEND A CARDINAL and throw a teammate (face of the franchise) under the bus embodies the reason why it is next to impossible to cheer for the Cubs this year. Not living in Chicago, I get enough crap for being a Cubs without one of the few worthwhile players on the Cubs standing up for my my rivals. Stand behind your teammate and get a clue about what the Cubs/ Cards rivalry means to the fans and try to care as much as we do about beating the Cardinals.
P.S. the slide was blatantly dirty, it was not even close and I lost a lot of respect for Matt Holiday.
Marlon, I've got to disagree with you here. Breaking up a double play is part of the game but only when you are headed to the base. When your goal is the infielder, as Holliday's play clearly was, the correct call by the umpires is two outs. Further, I think Holliday or any other player in that situation should be suspended for a few games.
All I can say is the Byrd man better respond to this huge flap. Or go find another roost to perch in. You could regain my respect Byrd but until you come clean on this one, you're a pile of poop. You've disgraced your Manager, your SS, your 3rd Baseman, your 1st Baseman, and Cub Nation. I'm telling you now Byrd, you better come clean here. The sooner, the better.
Reed Johnson can do your job better then you and he would undoubtedly stand up for his team mate, why are you starting?
you seem like a great guy, a stand-up dude, as it were, and we appreciate your focus and energy as fans. this play was dirty and unacceptable! from matt holiday or anyone. we, as cubs fans, dont necessarily expect to win, so at the very least, we want the game played the right way. sliding outside the baseline is one thing, staying tall and sliding late is another, but doing all of that with cleats up and leg whipping while not even considering the bag,? that is pure garbage. thats not playing hard, thats playing like a punk. and playing the right way would have called for some visible support of your teamamate. one to the rib cage probably would have made the kid smile, and let him know he was part of a team. i continue to support you on this team, and argue until im blue in the face that you could contribute to winning in chicago… but if you ever slid like this, i would want you out of our stripes that day and forever. castro is the future of this team, yet quade has vocally criticized only him, despite the fact that, on the second worst team in baseball, there are players more deserving of blame and criticism than he. he is one of few bright spots on a season of pure dissappointment. The manager (and i use that term loosely) hates the best player on the team, so its even more important that his teamates support him. you could have supported him by saying nothing. but by defending a cheater, a goon, and a punk you decidedly told castro you dont give a shit about him, or about winning with this franchise. you and the other veterans on this team should be ashmaed of yourselves. i suggest you come clean, apologize in public to starlin, and figure out how to make this right with your team and you fans… because cub nation can tolerate losses, but we cant tolerate goons and cheaters or the people that support them.
Mr. Byrd,
You are obviously a respected and admired player. Cubs fans appreciate your attitude, your hard work, your love of the game, your talent, and your commitment to the team. You were chosen to represent the Cubs by writing this blog because of these attributes.
Please respect your position. Please respond to these legitimate questions from fans.
1. Yes. It was a hard slide. Yes, Matt Holliday was trying to break up a double play. Yes. This is what good players on good (contending) teams do. And as Mr. Holliday made the slide, I'm sure he was aware that his actions were illegal and might possibly end the career of a promising young player, but he felt it was worth the risk because he wants his team win. But, how can YOU defend this action, rather then defend your own teammate's health and career, and your own team's chances of winning?
2. The replays of the slide clearly show that Matt Holliday did not make an effort to contact second base. His move into second base was not a slide. It was a sideways roll block, with elbows up and his right foot up to trip Starlin Castro. This is not legal under the rules of baseball, and the act runs the risk of injuring the shortstop. The umpires should have immediately called the batter out to complete the double play. But they did not. Shouldn't there be some sort of punishment for this risky and illegal play? Matt Holliday should clearly not be rewarded for this kind of play — and he was, with the go-ahead run scoring, the inning continuing, and now… a defense in the nation press by his opponent (you!). Why do you reward this kind of play? Do you feel that baseball should be played in a way that creates un-needed and illegal injury risk? Or, do you feel that this kind of play should not be rewarded? If so, what sort of punishment do you recommend that Matt Holliday receive?
3. And please, explain why you have taken the side of the opponent in this situation? Why have you written a blog post that explains this incident from the point of view of Matt Holliday, but not written in defense of Starlin Castro, a hugely talented TEAMMATE, who could have been gravely injured and had his promising career cut short?
Please respect this forum with responses to these (and other) concerns. Or, please consider removing yourself from this blog.
Thank you.
Mr Byrd, I have to respectfully disagree with you. At the very least, what message are you sending to a young Starlin Castro that one of his team leaders doesn't support him publicly? You are a wonderful Cub, and I'm very glad that you're on the team. You play with dedication, heart, and enthusiasm. I however feel for Castro, who has to feel like his team has abandoned him in this…no public support, no retaliation, etc. That was a dirty play…I agree, you have to try and break up the play, but not the dirty way, where there is a (good) chance you could injure the other player.
I root for 2 teams: the Cubs, and anyone playing the Cardinals. So you throw your talented young teammate under the bus in favor of a Cardinal? Even if the play wasn't dirty (which it was), you should be ashamed of yourself.
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Had it been any other player on any other team there wouldnt be this controversy. This is a professional baseball players opinion if you dont agree with him dont read his blog. There is no where that states Byrd has to back his teammate on this, had this play been reversed all of you fans would be on here saying how it was clean. Its their job to break up a double play when in the position to do so and Holliday did it. Castro had a 50/50 chance that he would prolly mess up the throw anyways. Get realistic on baseball Castro cried like a little girl after a clean breaking of a double play.


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Abdul Karim Hassan is a naturalized citizen who wishes to run for the Presidency of the United States. This even though the Constitution says "[n]o person except a natural born Citizen . . . shall be eligible to the Office of President." Hassan v Scott Gessler, Colorado SoS
Business Insider reported on September 5, 2012, Abdul Karim Hassan's series of lawsuits claiming his right to run for the Presidency have been denied in the Second, Third, and now Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. A similar ruling was issued September 28, 2012 for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
The significance of these rulings cannot be underestimated as they affirm that the natural born citizen clause of Article II of the U.S. Constitution has not been trumped, abrogated, or implicitly repealed by the Equal Protection guarantee of the Fifth Amendment nor the citizenship clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. These arguments are the same ones used by Obama's lawyers in fending off the legitimate challenges to Barack Obama's candidacy and presidency; by the secretaries of state to refute ballot challenges, and by the media, pundits, Congress and the academics to cover up the usurpation of the presidency by Obama/Soetoro. Of course, the corrupt SCOTUS hears nothing, sees nothing, and says nothing.
Obama and his supporters, the Congressional eligibility deniers, and the media have been soundly defeated and Obama is still ineligible to hold or run for the office he seeks. What is more interesting is that the legal rulings lend support to the charges of misprision of felony that all members of Congress, and all the secretaries of state face in contributing to the overthrow of the White House.
This article briefly reviews the history of this case and its rulings.
The FEC Filing
Hassan, a Guyana-born naturalized American citizen, filed papers with the Federal Election Commission to run for the presidency. Astoundingly, the FEC ruled in September 2011 that Hassan could file papers and raise money to run for president of the United States:
But the agency also told the prospective candidate, Abdul Hassan, that his campaign may not receive federal matching funds because he was not born in America. However, the agency's decision stopped short of addressing the constitutional issue of whether someone born outside the United States can be president.
Importantly, the FEC made clear that it was outside it's jurisdiction to decide the constitutional merits of Mr. Hassan's candidacy, saying that vetting was up to the States:
"This does not mean that he can go and say 'look the FEC has said that I am a candidate, give me money, I'm official,'" said Republican Commissioner Donald McGahn. "That is not what we do here; we don't certify you as a candidate. That's what the states do." (emphasis added)
Democratic FEC Commissioners had 'trepidation' in issuing this unanimous opinion because of how it might be perceived. They attempted to qualify and explain their rationale:
"By saying that it is okay — it does give the impression that we don't see a problem," said Democratic Commissioner Steven Walther. "I think that we really need to be cognizant of how this could be misconstrued."
To address this problem, one of the final sections added to approved opinion states:
"Notwithstanding this conclusion, the Commission expresses no opinion on Mr. Hassan's potential liability arising out of his proposed activities under any other Federal or State law, including any laws concerning fraudulent misrepresentation. Any such issues are outside the Commission's jurisdiction."
"For us this is really all about what we are empowered to decide and what we are not empowered to decide," said Democratic Commissioner Ellen Weintraub. "Nobody is saying that it is fine and nobody is saying it's okay for this guy to be going out and raising funds.'"
Ballot Access Denied in Colorado, New Hampshire
Hassan then proceeded to set up a website and attempted to get on the ballot in New Hampshire and Colorado. When denied access by both Secretaries of State of each state, he sued. He has filed five lawsuits which argued that:
… the Constitution's natural-born-citizen requirement is a vestige of our less noble past, before we decided that discrimination based on national origin is a grievous wrong. (He points in his briefs to Dred Scott v. Sandford.)The lawsuits say the Constitution's admonition that "[n]o person except a natural born Citizen . . . shall be eligible to the Office of President" violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
Hassan's lawsuits have already been denied in the First and Second U.S. court of appeals. And the Tenth Circuit rounded out the trio on Tuesday when it too shut down Hassan's case.
Hassan initiated other lawsuits aimed at the natural born citizen requirement based on these assumptions, and filed against the Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act (26 U.S.C. §§ 9001-9013) which provides public funding to Presidential nominees of major or minor political parties after the FEC issued an advisory opinion that Hassan did not qualify for any matching funding because he was not a natural born citizen. Hassan argues that the Presidential Campaign Fund Act is:
(1) unconstitutional and invalid, and (2) the natural born citizen clause of the Constitution1 is irreconcilable with, and has been"trumped, abrogated and implicitly repealed" by, the Equal Protection guarantee of the Fifth Amendment and the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Now this is where it gets interesting. The FEC as defendant submitted a motion to dismiss the case based on the same premises that have been used to try to defeat challenges to Obama's eligibility. That is,
Pending before the Court is Defendant's Motion to Dismiss for lack of jurisdiction under Rule 12(b)(1), or in the alternative, for failure to state a claim under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (emphasis added)
The FEC also argued that Defendant argued that this Court should deny Plaintiff's Application because
the Complaint fails to present an Article III case or controversy, and alternatively, because it does not present a substantial constitutional question. (emphasis added)
The government moved to dismiss the case–using the same arguments it has used to dismiss other cases against Obama–(1) failure to present a claim upon which relief can be granted, (2) lack of jurisdiction, (3) failing to present an Article III case or controversy, and (4) failure to present a substantial constitutional question.
The one argument missing from the government's defense? STANDING.
American Jurisprudence and Constitutional Legal Thinking
The DC circuit court dismissed Abdul Hassan's case. The judge's ruling denying Abdul Hassans suit against the FEC is illustrative for the process the Judge followed in making its conclusions. As opposed to ducking jurisdiction and ducking its Article III responsibility to hear cases involving constitutional questions, the court determined:
Because subject matter jurisdiction focuses on the court's power to hear the claim, however, the court must give the plaintiff's factual allegations closer scrutiny when resolving a Rule 12(b)(1) motion than would be required for a Rule 12(b)(6) motion. Macharia v. United States, 334 F.3d 61, 67-68 (D.C. Cir. 2003). Thus, to determine whether it has jurisdiction over a claim, the court may consider materials outside the pleadings where necessary to resolve disputed jurisdictional facts. Herbert v. Nat'l Acad. of Scis., 974 F.2d 192, 197 (D.C. Cir. 1992). (emphasis added)
Regarding FRCP Rule 12 (b), the court determined:
A court need not, however, "accept inferences drawn by plaintiffs if such inferences are unsupported by the facts set out in the complaint. Nor must the court accept legal conclusions cast in the form of factual allegations." Id. In addition,"[t]hreadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported by mere conclusory statements, do not suffice." (emphasis added)
In other words, the Court actually took on the issue, was legally entitled to review additional information, and ruled it did not have to accept inferences or 'legal conclusions cast in the form of factual allegations'. Every one of the Obama challenge cases was thrown out first, on standing, and second, using the measly excuses such as failure to present a case, lack of Article III jurisdiction, or the 'political question'.
Article II Still Stands
I hope everyone who has been involved in the eligibility movement can appreciate the significance of these rulings for the Constitution, the requirements of the Presidency, and all the work we have accomplished over the last several years. It is critical to inform your friends who are skeptical of the 'birthers' or disappointed in the perceived failure of the 100+ cases challenging Obama that several courts have affirmed the natural born citizen requirement of the presidency–that it still stands, and that we are right and always have been on this issue.
Significantly the FEC believes the States are responsible for the determination of eligibility, just as the Article II Superpac, the Obama Ballot Challenge, the extensive legal work of many scholars, and many, many others have indicated. The 2009 Continental Congress recommended vetting laws at the state level were required, and the Article II Superpac will continue its efforts after this election and into 2013 to ensure a vetting process is in place at multiple levels, to make sure the usurpation of the White House by an unknown, unvetted foreign national never happens again.
Please donate to the Article II Superpac to ensure its efforts continue through and beyond the 2012 election. The national security of our Nation is at stake.

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Photographing Your Everyday
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Camera Equipment
What if My Smartphone Camera Isn't Ideal?
Foundation of Taking a Good Smartphone Photo
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Mom Photography with Makelle Ahlin
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How to Take Pictures in Overcast + Shade (1:19)
How to Take Pictures During the Middle of the Afternoon (3:03)
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How to Underexpose with a Smartphone (1:14)
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Finding Good Lighting in Your Home
Using Light in Your Home - Video (2:30)
How To Find a Variety of Angles in Your Home
When You Cant Get Outside to Take Pictures
Lighting Tips
How to Take Creative Photos
Composition (10:58)
How to Grow Your Instagram + Create a Cohesive Feed
Mobile Editing
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When to Stop Editing
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June 1986. Every graduating high school senior in York County, Pa., including my 11 best girlfriends and me, celebrated the milestone with our first real grown-up trip, a week crammed into fairly seedy hotel rooms in Ocean City, Md.
Late one afternoon, that perfect hour between beach time and party time, we were styling our giant, mousse-filled 1980s hair with our doors open to the hotel's second-floor outdoor walkway. Someone had a boom box. On came Whitney Houston singing "Greatest Love of All."
"Come on, you guys," someone yelled, and suddenly there were two dozen girls forming a chain down that outdoor walkway, arms linked, swaying and doing our best to sing along with Houston's golden voice to what had become the anthem of our senior year. We laughed and cried at the same time, her music and voice reminding us of how much our future had to offer.
Of course, we were a bunch of over-wrought 18-year-olds. But we loved her for the same reasons millions did in the 1980s and 1990s: Whitney Houston gave voice to our deepest feelings -- romantic love; unrequited romantic love; human love; longing; exuberance.
Her songs reminded us that life's emotions were indeed deep and intense, and not fearing them, but diving into them head first was the way to go.
With its range and depth, her voice spoke of strength and a woman who knew what she wanted. "Saving All my Love for You," which earned her her first Grammy, was assured and beautiful. But she could also do soft and hurt, a woman regretting a decision in "Where Do Broken Hearts Go?"
When she she asked in 1987's "How Will I Know if He Really Loves Me?" you had to open the car windows, sing along and laugh and wonder how anyone could not love Whitney Houston.
Later, when drugs and a difficult marriage to Bobby Brown injured her voice and her spirit, it was like watching paint peel off of the most beautiful work of art, knowing what had been and what was lost.
Houston's rise to the top is well-chronicled: the daughter of gospel singer Cissy Houston, the cousin of 1960s pop diva Dionne Warwick and the goddaughter of Aretha Franklin, she wowed church audiences while growing up in New Jersey.
With long legs and that enormous and enormously happy-looking smile, she became a teen model, even appearing on the cover of Seventeen magazine, one of the few African-American models to do so at the time.
When music mogul Clive Davis heard her, he knew she was a star.
"To hear this young girl breathe such fire into this song. I mean, it really sent the proverbial tingles up my spine," he told "Good Morning America" according to the Associated Press.
She signed with Arista records in 1983, but it was not until 1985 that she released "Whitney Houston." Wearing a draped, one-shoulder pale pink gown on the cover photo, her hair pulled back and her face in pensive stare, she looked every inch a soulful woman and no longer just a happy teen who happened to have a big voice.
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The album ended up yielding five hits, and a Grammy for Best Female Pop vocal for "Saving All My Love for You." She gave such a stunning performance of the song at the Grammys, she later won an Emmy for it.
When her second album, "Whitney"came out in 1987, her music was not markedly different, but fans didn't care: It included four No. 1 hits and another Grammy in the same category for the delightfully infectious "I Wanna Dance With Somebody."
She was world famous, earning millions and arguably the most influential African-American woman in the United States. She used her star power for good, creating a charity for children and calling attention to apartheid in South Africa in the 1990s. She sang the "Star-Spangled Banner" at 1991's Super Bowl and donated money from the recording to the Red Cross for victims of the Gulf War.
When she married New Edition's Bobby Brown in 1992, some were surprised: She was an elegant diva, he was a bad boy. Their marriage was difficult; he was charged with domestic abuse in 1993 and arrested several times on substance abuse charges.
Yet Houston continued to grow, starring in 1992's "The Bodyguard" opposite Kevin Costner and recording the phenomenally popular theme song, "I Will Always Love You." It won two Grammys and the movie soundtrack won one.
By the late 1990s, though, things began to fall apart and Houston looked wizened and haggard, drugs and bad habits hardening her. She laid low for much of the first part of the century. After she and Brown divorced in 2007, she made a comeback album, 2009's "I Look to You." But on tour, it was clear her golden voice was sadly diminished.
She will no doubt be honored and mourned all weekend during Grammy parties and the show itself, and long, long after.
She will be remembered more for the deep joy she brought us than for the pain she later put herself through.
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The results increase concerns about how shoppers will spend for the crucial holiday season.
Revenue at stores opened at least a year — a measure of a retailer's health— rose 2.7 percent in September, according to a preliminary tally of 9 retailers by the International Council of Shopping Centers. That was a slower pace than the 3.5 percent increase posted in August.
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We round up some of the best films from this fall's adventure film fest season. So grab your popcorn, kick back – and prepare to be inspired with awesomeness and adventure.
Summary: This is a slightly different Kilian Jornet film – one where he does not run or climb. In the spring of 2015 an earthquake struck Nepal, killing thousands and leaving a trail of destruction. Among those caught up in the drama were Jornet, film-maker Sébastien Montaz-Rosset and crew. They were among the first to enter the Langtang Valley and this film tells the story. Langtang is an ode to life, a tribute to hope and a search for new horizons.
"I have never filmed anything so emotional. It may seem like a tough story but it's also very optimistic," says Montaz-Rosset.
Afterwards you will feel… humbled by the resilience of the Nepalese
Where to see: Preorder here.
Langtang Trailer - Summits of My Life from Summits of My Life on Vimeo.
A Line Across The Sky
Summary: Some alpine feats are so off the scale of 'out there' that it's almost impossible to understand how they were possible. Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold's Fitz Roy traverse certainly ticks that box – 7 jagged summits, 4,000 m of vertical climbing across a 5 km ridgeline of spectacular beauty and ferocity. The pair took going light to new limits, including food for only 3.5 days. The film tells the truly epic story.
Afterwards you will feel… amazed and in awe
Where to see: It's touring with Reel Rock Tour.
Summary: Photographer Reuben Krabbe had a bold idea: to grab a shot of a skier framed by the 2015 solar eclipse. Just one catch: it required a mega expedition to remote Svalbard to pull it off. The odds were low, the weather bad and the pressure massive. Did he pull it off? Eclipse, from the Salomon Freeski TV stable, is this year's must-watch ski movie.
Afterwards you will feel… glad you're not a photographer
Where to see: Watch the full movie here.
The Great Alone
Summary: The Iditarod may be the hardest race in the world. The Great Alone, winner of the Grand Prize at BANFF, captures the inspiring comeback story of champion sled dog racer, Lance Mackey. From his sunniest days as a boy to his darkest hours trapped in substance abuse – then cancer. Dog sledding was his road to salvation.
Afterwards you will feel… Inspired and deeply moved
Where to see: Stay tuned to www.thegreatalone.com and the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour.
K2 Touching the Sky
Summary: In the summer of 1986 nine international teams set out to climb K2, one of the world's most forbidding peaks. Known as 'black summer', 13 alpinists were killed in separate incidents. Almost 30 years on, Polish climber and film-maker Eliza Kubarska traveled to K2 Base camp with the descendants of those who died. Winner of this year's Kendal Film Festival Grand Prize, it's a moving documentary and an emotional tear jerker.
Afterwards you will feel… like questioning the benefits of Himalayan climbing
Where to see: Upcoming releases are listed here.
High and Mighty
Summary: Another winner at this year's Kendal Film Festival, this offering from the Reel Rock stable is about 'high ball bouldering', where a fall could lead to serious injury. The film follows Daniel Woods' epic battle to conquer fear and climb the high ball test-piece known as The Process.
Afterwards you will feel… like you need to spend more time in the climbing gym
Where to see: The Reel Rock Tour.
Onekotan – The Lost Island
Summary: Somewhere between Kamchatka and Hokkaido is an uninhabited, largely inaccessible island in the middle of one of the coldest regions in Russia. For professional free riders Matthias Mayr, Matthias Haunholder and Phil Meier the adventure begins just trying to get to Onekotan. Their goal: the first descent of the volcano at the center of the island, but with temperatures of -20 degrees and unrelenting storms the expedition quickly becomes a dangerous odyssey…
Afterwards you will feel… glad to be alive
Where to see: It's showing on the European Outdoor Film Tour. Listings here.
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Fresh photos of Rachelle Lefevre taken yesterday, in town to work on scenes for New Moon. Who could miss that hair?
Am told Rachelle will be filming at the Cullen House tonight.
Thank you for your emails and requests for more details, with particular emphasis on what Robert Pattinson has been doing. You are kind to balance the hate in my inbox with some sanity. More on that later.
About the shoot schedule:
Monday this week, as I've already mentioned, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and Robert Pattinson were all on set by dawn. Very, very early starts to shoot on the edge of the woods. There's a tense discussion between the three of them, then Taylor/Jacob leaves and wolf-transforms, then between KS and RP it gets kinda romantic as there's talk of a wedding. Or something. They are shooting several options for a proposal, this is one of them – you'll have to wait to see which they end up choosing.
These scenes were shot over the course of two days. They wrapped Monday afternoon, then went right back at it Tuesday morning. Once again, all three actors were picked up before 6am and worked steady for 12 hours. Also present: several adult fans taking the day off, hanging out all day in the hopes of catching a glimpse of their favourites driving by.
Tuesday night most of the cast was at the Jackson Rathbone 100 Monkeys concert with the exception of Pattinson who was released from set late afternoon, was in Vancouver but did not want to take any focus away from his friend and his band.
Wednesday night and Thursday night it's been evening shoots at the Cullen House, working until almost daybreak for all vampires and Kristen Stewart. More of the same tonight (Friday).
Some people will never be happy.
You know who they are. They're the haters. I couldn't send you on your weekend without some hate mail, could I? The "stress" part makes my life.
Hey Lainey,
Do you know that we call you LAIMEY? Bitch, you are so f-ckin' lame! How much are you getting paid by Summit to tell lies about Rob and Nikki? Since you love gays so much, maybe that's why you're licking Nikki all over! Well you can keep her! Everyone knows that Kristen dumped Michael for Rob because who wouldn't??????????? So why don't you just shut the F-CK up and stop causing so much stress. Do yourself a favour and just go away! From Rob's Forever.
Rob knows who you are so if I were you I'd be careful about all the lies you been printing. Hopefully all your friendly paps can get the picture of him throwing a drink in your face because that's what I would do. No one believes that you're married, stop playing with your imaginary boyfriend hahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahaahah!!!!!!!!!! From Jackie
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- Warning: The following is most likely stubborn, unreasonable,one-sided, and ignores a lot of facts, of which I am unaware.
M2Eclipse has recently been moved to the Eclipse Foundation. It is now called M2E, lives at eclipse.org and can be installed from within Eclipse Indigo as a standard plugin, just like CDT, or WTP, which is, of course, a good thing.
So, when Indigo was published (together with M2E 1.0 as a simultaneous release), I rushed to load it down in the hope of a better user experience. But the first thing I noted was: M2E was showing errors in practically every POM I have ever written, and there are quite a few of them, including those of several Apache projects and those at work. So,as a first warning:
M2E 1.0 is incompatible with its predecessors. If you want to carry on using it without problems, don't upgrade to Indigo, or try using an older version of M2Eclipse with it (I haven't tried, whether that works. The reason for this intentional incompatibility (!) are the so-calles M2E connectors, which, I am sure, have driven a lot of people to madness since their invention. In what follows I'll try to outline my understanding of what the connectors are and why I do consider them a real, bloody mess.
I am still not completely sure, what problem the connectors ought to solve, but from my past experiences I guess something like this:
M2E allows you to run Maven manually. You can invoke a goal like "mvn install" from within Eclipse just as you would do it from the command line. That works (and always worked) just fine. Unfortunately, Maven is also invoked automagically from M2E whenever Eclipse builds the project, for example after a clean. In such cases M2E acts as an "Eclipse Builder". It is these latter invocations that people have always had problems with and that the connectors should handle better. First of all, what are these problems?
- Builders can be invoked quite frequently. If automatic builds are enabled and you are saving after every 10 keys pressed, the builders can be invoked every 20 seconds or so.
- The UI is mainly locked while a builder is running. In conjunction with the frequent invocation that means that the UI can be locked 80% of the time, which a human developer considers extremely painful, in particular, if the builder invokes Maven, which can take quite some time.
- Some Maven (I am unaware of any in reality, but the M2E developers are mentioning this quite frequently)plugins assume that they are invoked from the command line. That means, in particular, that System.exit is called once Maven is done. Consequently, they consider use of resources as unproblematic: They acquire a lot, including memory and don't release it properly. The resources are released automatically by System.exit. But that doesn't work in M2E which runs as long as Eclipse does (meaning the whole day for Joe Average Developer) and invokes Maven (and the plugin with it) again and again.
- M2E doesn't know whether a plugin (or, more precisely, a plugins goal) should run as part of an automatic build. For example, source and resource generators typicallyshould, artifact generetors typically should not. Consequently, a lot of unnnecessary plugins are invoked by the automatic build, slowing bdown the builder even more, while necessary goals are not. This is not what people expect and leads to invalid behaviour on the side of the developer. For exsmple, I keep telling my colleagues again and again that they shouldd invoke Maven manually, if the test suite depends on a generated property file.
M2E can invoke a plugin as part of the automatic build process if, and only if, there is a connector for the plugin, or you specially configure the plugin. (More on that configuration later on.)
And that is the main problem we are currently facing: Connectors are missing for a lot of important plugins, for example the JAXB plugins, the JavaCC plugins, the antrun plugin, and so on. The philosophy of the M2E developers seems to be that time will cure this problem, which is why they are mainly ignoring it.See, for example,
bug 350414, bug 347521, bug 350810, bug 350811, bug 352494, bug 350299, and so on. Since my first attempts with Indigo, I am unaware of any new connectors, although the lack of them is currently the biggest issue that most people have with M2E. Try a Google search for "m2e mailing list connector", if you don't believe me.
But even, if the developers were right, they choose to completely ignore another problem: You can no longer use your own plugins in the Eclipse automatic builds, unless you create a connector for the plugin, or create a project-specific configuration. (Again, more on that confuguration in due time.)
At this point, one might argue: If you have written a plugin, it shouldn't be too difficult or too much work to write a connector as well. I'LL handle that aspect below.
First of all, regarding the configuration: Absent a suitable connector, there is currently only one possibility to use a plugin as part of the automatic build: You need to add a plugin-specific configuration snippet ike the following to your POM:
Neat, isn't it? And so short! This would advice M2E that I want the javacc-maven-plugin to run as a part of the automatic M2E build.
So far, I have tried to be as unbiased as posssible, but now to the points that drive me sick. (As if that were currently required...)
- The space required for the M2E configuration typically exceeds the actual plugin configuration by far! If there ever was a good example of POM pollution, here's a better one.
- M2E insists in the presence of such configuration, regardless of whether I want the plugin to run or not.If it is missing, then the automatic builder won't work at all. There is no default handling, as was present in previous versions of M2E. (I won't discuss what the default should be, I'd just like to have any.)
- The M2E configuration must be stored in the POM, or any parent POM. There is no other possibility, like the Eclipse preferences or some file in .settings. In other words, if you are using IDEA or NetBeans, but there is a single project member using Eclipse, you still have to enjoy the M2E configuration in the POM. As bug 350414 shows, there are a real lot of people who consider this, at best, ugly.
- I tried to play nice and start creating connectors. But this simply didn't work: I am a Maven developer, not an Eclipse developer. And a connector is an Eclipse plugin. I'm not interested in writing Eclipse plugins. (Which Maven developer is?) But there is nothing like a template peoject or the like, only this well meant Wiki article, which doesn't help too much. For example, it assumes the use of Tycho, which only serves to make Eclipse programming even more complicated.
- The design of the connectors looks broken to me. Have a look at the AbstractJavaProjectConfigurator, which seems to be the typical superclass of a connector: It contains methods for configuring the Maven classpath, for adding source folders, for creating a list of files that have been created (or must be refreshed): These are all things that are directly duplicating the work of the Maven plugin and should be left to the Maven plugin, or Maven, alone. In other words:
- Circumventing the Maven plugin is bad. Deciding whether to run or not should be left to the plugin, or Maven. (See, for example, the comment on "short-cutting" code generation on the Wiki page on writing connectors
To sum it all up:
I fail to see why we can't throw away the whole connector mess and replace it with a configurable Maven goal that should be run by the automatic build ? There is even a reasoable default: "mvn generate-resources". Let's reiterate the reasons for inventing connectors from above and compare it with this solution:
- Maven wouldn 't be invoked more frequently
- If a single Maven execution takes too long, fix the plugins that don't do a good job at detecting whether they can short-cut. Ant still does a better job here, years after the invention of Maven 2.
- If some plugins don't behave well with regard to resources, fix'em. If we can wait months or years for connectors, we might as well wait for bug fixes in plugins.
- The question whether to run a plugin or not can be left to the Maven lifecycle, if we choose a lifecycle goal like "generate-resources" Maven knows perfectly well the plugins and goals to include or exclude.


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With continuing concern over the timetable of tapering by the Fed, investors took some $2 billion out of equity funds for the fifth week in a row, according to EPFR Global in its Friday report. They also pulled about $375 million from bond funds, while pumping $31 billion flow into money-market funds.
Dividend-equity funds in the week ended Dec. 4, though, experienced some inflows, which has been the case for eight of the past 10 weeks.
Country funds remained active, as investors snapped up equity funds in Italy, Spain and Germany.
Many emerging markets saw net redemptions. The Latin American and EMEA equity categories posted outflows of $220 million. Since late February, emerging markets equity funds have had more than $42 billion in net redemptions.
Funds focused on China and Korea did see some inflows last week.
"Current account deficits in South Africa and Turkey, political tensions in North Africa and parts of the Middle East, weaker oil prices and Russia's stalled economy are among the factors contributing to this outflow streak," explained Cameron Brandt, director of the Boston-based research group.
Europe-focused funds took in more than $1 billion for the third consecutive week; the inflow streak started in late June. Flows into Germany equity funds, for instance, hit their highest weekly level in more than 17 months.
According to Yardini Research, Europe's stock markets are up an average 14.1% through early December, while global markets overall had improved 22.6%. Spain is up 16.1%, Germany 17.9% and Greece 29.7%.
Japan's jump of 46.4% is topped only by Pakistan, which has seen its markets increase 47.1%, Yardini's group says. In the emerging markets, though, Brazil has fallen nearly 19%, and Latin America overall is down 8% so far in 2013.
The U.S. market, by contrast, has improved 26.6% through Dec. 6, as measured by the S&P 500 Index and tracked by Yardini.
Though investors remain concerned about tapering, according to Tom Roseen of Lipper, they committed $1.5 billion to stock funds in the week ended Dec. 4, the fourth-straight week of inflows into the funds. More than $2 billion, he notes, went into non-U.S. funds, as investors withdrew $573 million from U.S. equity funds, the first outflows from these funds in a month.
Japanese stock funds attracted about $115 million in new cash, Lipper says, the third straight week of inflow. The research firm's latest figures show that taxable bond funds had outflows of $258 million. Funds with high-yield junk bonds lost $141 million. However, funds with floating-rate bank loans saw inflows of roughly $383 million.
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Writing the Lisp Code
In this section we'll write Lisp code that duplicates the features provided by the Objective C code in Apple's tutorial. In Apple's tutorial, the explanation of the Objective C code begins with the section Bridging the Model and View: The Controller.
The Lisp code in this section of the HOWTO is considerably simpler than the corresponding Objective C code, in part because we can ignore the conventions that XCode uses for laying out source files. We can just write all our definitions into a single Lisp source file, and load that file into Clozure CL when we are ready to build the application. The Lisp code is also a little more compact than the corresponding Objective-C.
First Things First
Place the following line at the top of your Lisp source file:
(in-package "CCL")
OpenMCL's Objective-C bridge code is defined in the "CCL" package. Usually, when building an application, you'll create a package for that application and import the definitions you need to use. In order to keep the discussion short in this simple example, we just place all our definitions in the "CCL" package.
Defining the Converter Class
We begin by defining the Converter class. Recall from Apple's tutorial that this is the Model class that implements the conversion between dollars and other currencies. Here is the Lisp definition that implements the class you created in InterfaceBuilder:
(defclass converter (ns:ns-object) () (:metaclass ns:+ns-object))
This is an ordinary CLOS class definition, with a couple of simple wrinkles. First, the superclass it inherits from is the NS-OBJECT class in the "NS" package. NS-OBJECT is an Objective-C class, the ancestor of all Objective-C objects. This CLOS definition creates a new Objective-C class named "Converter".
We tell OpenMCL how to build the right kind of class object by including the :METACLASS option in the definition:
(:metaclass ns:+ns-object)
The Objective-C bridge knows that when the metaclass is ns:+ns-object, it must lay out the class object in memory as an Objective C class, rather than a normal CLOS STANDARD-CLASS.
Next, we define the method "convertCurrency:atRate:":
(objc:defmethod (#/convertCurrency:atRate: :float) ((self converter) (currency :float) (rate :float)) (* currency rate))
This is the method that actually does the currency conversion. It's very simple—really, it just multiples currency times rate. Most of the text in the definition is Objective C bridge code that links the definition to the right class with the right argument and return types.


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Hi Ho Silver Wind! (開幕!グランドフェスティバル!!① Begin! Grand Festival! (Part 1)) is the 28th episode of Pokémon: Advanced Battle.
Episode Plot
The gang has arrived to Slateport City, where she will compete in the Grand Festival. Inside, May gives her membership card to be notified as a participant. The receptionist scans her ribbons and shows which Pokémon she got. The receptionist has done the scanning and gives her a guide book, showing maps of Slateport City. They arrive to an apartment - even outside it looks magnificent. A woman hides her eyes - it is Max and May's mother, Caroline! She came in person to watch May. However, Norman had to stay at home for overseeing the Gym businesses, but tells her he will watch her via the TV.
The view of the room is scenic, and May spots some letters from Kelly from Lilycove City - she wishes luck to May in the Grand Festival. They also see more letters - she got letters from Savannah, Timmy, Dr. Abby, Janet etc. May thinks the look upon thousands of people will make her nervous, but with the aid of her friends, she has nothing to be afraid of. Caroline asks Brock if he knows at what time the matches are being divided, so Brock looks in the book and reads - Classic Forematch, which is divided into Preliminaries and Competition matches. He also reads that 247 people will compete, while 64 will advance into next round, shocking Ash and Max. May decides to do a little training before the matches. Meanwhile, Jessie represents Norman (James in disguise). A kid comes to ask for an autograph, though Jessie shows a picture where Norman gives advice on Pokémon - he will have to attend this session for getting the autograph.
The kid asks if Jessie is his mother, so Jessie is angry at that question. Norman calms her down and tells him to go on this session, so the other children agree to come as well. The Coordinators train their Pokémon, so May has to begin as soon as she can. She sends all her Pokémon for her mother to see. Caroline is impressed, especially about Beautifly. Ash sends his Snorunt to train as well. However, Snorunt uses the attack and (by mistake) freezes Ash. Munchlax sees a Coordinator giving his Zigzagoon a Pokéblock, so Munchlax eats a one. Max gives Munchlax the pink surprise, making it feel full and it asleep. Drew and his Roselia appear before the gang, so May tells him she finally arrived. Drew admits he had thoughts of her not coming to the Grand Festival. He gives her a rose for her enthusiasm, though clarifies that enthusiasm will not get her victory. Harley arrives as well, so Max tells mother that he cheated once at a Contest, just to see May lose.
Harley tells May that he is thrilled to see her at the Festival and hopes she forgives him. May forgives him and tells him to forget, making him a lot happier. Nevertheless, Ash decides to keep an eye on him. Harley spots the rose Drew gave to her and spots Drew, so May introduces them to each other. Harley thinks they are friends, but May says Drew makes fun of her most of the time. Harley disagrees, else he wouldn't have given the rose and concludes Drew and May like each other - May blushes, so Harley takes a photo of her and Drew. Afterwards, Harley and Drew go away. Max suspects Harley might be more than it looks. Harley stops, thinking still about revenge on May. Meanwhile, James (as Norman) praises the trainer with an Espeon. Harley spots them. Norman promises to train it well, so the girl decides to give it for a while, so more children are interested in the offer.
Jessie is happy, as they caught a lot of Pokémon, without battling. Meowth offers to go before they are caught, but Jessie refuses, as there are more Pokémon left to steal. May's Beautifly circles around and sparkles come off it. Beautifly uses Silver Wind and Harley is amazed. Brock and Max still think there is something Harley plans. May tells Harley might know which attacks her Pokémon will use, though Harley says he'll never abuse that knowledge, after the incident. May tells him that he worked hard to get here and must strive for victory. May tells him she thought he was to no good, but changed her mind, lifting his spirits. May decides that she'll use only Beautifly's Silver Wind, though Drew tells her it will not be good, as relying on one attack will be hard with so many different Pokémon. Harley advises May not to listen to Drew and tells her that she needs to go to Norman, who knows more. Everyone is baffled, as Norman should've stayed at home.
Ash tells Harley Norman's May's father, shocking him. When they see Norman telling advice on Illumise, Caroline identifies him not to be Norman, so Ash exposes them. Norman tells him not to make wild accusations, so Beautifly uses Silver Wind, exposing Team Rocket and the Pokémon they took. Meowth presses the button, so they go up on a platform. Pikachu attacks them using Thunderbolt, so the platform explodes. Beautifly uses Silver Wind to prevent the fall of the Pokémon inside the cages - Team Rocket is blasted off. The Coordinators thank Ash and May for assistance, so Harley comes to tell Silver Wind is much better. May is definitively for the idea of using only Silver Wind. Later, the Grand Festival is about the begin - the Appeal round is near and she tells the rules. Drew's Roselia uses Petal Dance and the public is dazzled - Drew gets 95 points. Harley's Cacturne uses Bullet Seed and because of its speed, it gets 84 points.
Harley reminds May of the Silver Wind she needs to order. May comes at the stage and sends Beautifly, whose sparkles come out. Beautifly uses Silver Wind and the attack is reduced to tiny sparkles. Harley thinks she will have a low score, but soon changes his mind seeing 88 points she scored. The gang (and Harley) congratulate her. May thanks Harley for the advice. At the screen, the announcer tells the scores are here - Drew is in 3rd place, though May and Harley follow behind. May takes Harley's advice on keeping using Silver Wind.
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